Congress accepts that it is in for a long term fight. It creates a Navy and Marine Corps and a southern army. It explores diplomacy with France and sends a diplomat to work with the Iroquois. It also recommends that the colonies create forms of government based on the will of the people. To pay for all this, it prints lots more paper money.
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Episode 061: The Battle of Chelsea Creek
Episode 060: Securing Lake Champlain
Episode 059: Taking Fort Ticonderoga
Episode 058: Slavery and Liberty
Episode 057: Regulars and Provincials
Episode 056: The Shot Heard 'Round the World
Episode 055: British Retreat from Lexington and Concord
Episode 054: British Advance on Lexington and Concord
Episode 053: Paul Revere Rides
Episode 052: Salem Alarm & Hearts and Minds
Episode 051: The Portsmouth Alarm
Episode 050: Britain Prepares for War
Episode 049: The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
Episode 048: The First Continental Congress
Episode 047: The Suffolk Resolves
Episode 046: The Powder Alarm
Episode 045: Governing from Salem
Episode 044: Lord Dunmore's War
Episode 043: Colonies React to the Coercive Acts
Episode 042: The Coercive Acts
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